http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/2005-05-09Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996An Act to make provision about criminal procedure and criminal investigations.1996-07-04texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-05-172005-05-09 SCHEDULESSCHEDULE 1 Committal ProceedingsSection 47.Part I Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 Introduction1The Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 shall be amended as mentioned in this Part of this Schedule. Amendments21Section 4 (general nature of committal proceedings) shall be amended as follows.2The following subsection shall be substituted for subsection (3)—3Subject to subsection (4) below, evidence tendered before examining justices shall be tendered in the presence of the accused.3In subsection (4) for the word “given” (in each place) there shall be substituted “ tendered ”.3The following sections shall be inserted after section 5— Evidence which is admissible.5A1Evidence falling within subsection (2) below, and only that evidence, shall be admissible by a magistrates’ court inquiring into an offence as examining justices.2Evidence falls within this subsection if it—ais tendered by or on behalf of the prosecutor, andbfalls within subsection (3) below.3The following evidence falls within this subsection—awritten statements complying with section 5B below;bthe documents or other exhibits (if any) referred to in such statements;cdepositions complying with section 5C below;dthe documents or other exhibits (if any) referred to in such depositions;estatements complying with section 5D below;fdocuments falling within section 5E below.4In this section “document” means anything in which information of any description is recorded. Written statements.5B1For the purposes of section 5A above a written statement complies with this section if—athe conditions falling within subsection (2) below are met, andbsuch of the conditions falling within subsection (3) below as apply are met.2The conditions falling within this subsection are that—athe statement purports to be signed by the person who made it;bthe statement contains a declaration by that person to the effect that it is true to the best of his knowledge and belief and that he made the statement knowing that, if it were tendered in evidence, he would be liable to prosecution if he wilfully stated in it anything which he knew to be false or did not believe to be true;cbefore the statement is tendered in evidence a copy of the statement is given, by or on behalf of the prosecutor, to each of the other parties to the proceedings.3The conditions falling within this subsection are that—aif the statement is made by a person under 18 years old, it gives his age;bif it is made by a person who cannot read it, it is read to him before he signs it and is accompanied by a declaration by the person who so read the statement to the effect that it was so read;cif it refers to any other document as an exhibit, the copy given to any other party to the proceedings under subsection (2)(c) above is accompanied by a copy of that document or by such information as may be necessary to enable the party to whom it is given to inspect that document or a copy of it.4So much of any statement as is admitted in evidence by virtue of this section shall, unless the court commits the accused for trial by virtue of section 6(2) below or the court otherwise directs, be read aloud at the hearing; and where the court so directs an account shall be given orally of so much of any statement as is not read aloud.5Any document or other object referred to as an exhibit and identified in a statement admitted in evidence by virtue of this section shall be treated as if it had been produced as an exhibit and identified in court by the maker of the statement.6In this section “document” means anything in which information of any description is recorded. Depositions.5C1For the purposes of section 5A above a deposition complies with this section if—aa copy of it is sent to the prosecutor under section 97A(9) below,bthe condition falling within subsection (2) below is met, andcthe condition falling within subsection (3) below is met, in a case where it applies.2The condition falling within this subsection is that before the magistrates’ court begins to inquire into the offence concerned as examining justices a copy of the deposition is given, by or on behalf of the prosecutor, to each of the other parties to the proceedings.3The condition falling within this subsection is that, if the deposition refers to any other document as an exhibit, the copy given to any other party to the proceedings under subsection (2) above is accompanied by a copy of that document or by such information as may be necessary to enable the party to whom it is given to inspect that document or a copy of it.4So much of any deposition as is admitted in evidence by virtue of this section shall, unless the court commits the accused for trial by virtue of section 6(2) below or the court otherwise directs, be read aloud at the hearing; and where the court so directs an account shall be given orally of so much of any deposition as is not read aloud.5Any document or other object referred to as an exhibit and identified in a deposition admitted in evidence by virtue of this section shall be treated as if it had been produced as an exhibit and identified in court by the person whose evidence is taken as the deposition.6In this section “document” means anything in which information of any description is recorded. Statements.5D1For the purposes of section 5A above a statement complies with this section if the conditions falling within subsections (2) to (4) below are met.2The condition falling within this subsection is that, before the committal proceedings begin, the prosecutor notifies the magistrates’ court and each of the other parties to the proceedings that he believes—athat the statement might by virtue of section 23 or 24 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (statements in certain documents) be admissible as evidence if the case came to trial, andbthat the statement would not be admissible as evidence otherwise than by virtue of section 23 or 24 of that Act if the case came to trial.3The condition falling within this subsection is that—athe prosecutor’s belief is based on information available to him at the time he makes the notification,bhe has reasonable grounds for his belief, andche gives the reasons for his belief when he makes the notification.4The condition falling within this subsection is that when the court or a party is notified as mentioned in subsection (2) above a copy of the statement is given, by or on behalf of the prosecutor, to the court or the party concerned.5So much of any statement as is in writing and is admitted in evidence by virtue of this section shall, unless the court commits the accused for trial by virtue of section 6(2) below or the court otherwise directs, be read aloud at the hearing; and where the court so directs an account shall be given orally of so much of any statement as is not read aloud. Other documents.5E1The following documents fall within this section—aany document which by virtue of any enactment is evidence in proceedings before a magistrates’ court inquiring into an offence as examining justices;bany document which by virtue of any enactment is admissible, or may be used, or is to be admitted or received, in or as evidence in such proceedings;cany document which by virtue of any enactment may be considered in such proceedings;dany document whose production constitutes proof in such proceedings by virtue of any enactment;eany document by the production of which evidence may be given in such proceedings by virtue of any enactment.2In subsection (1) above—areferences to evidence include references to prima facie evidence;breferences to any enactment include references to any provision of this Act.3So much of any document as is admitted in evidence by virtue of this section shall, unless the court commits the accused for trial by virtue of section 6(2) below or the court otherwise directs, be read aloud at the hearing; and where the court so directs an account shall be given orally of so much of any document as is not read aloud.4In this section “document” means anything in which information of any description is recorded. Proof by production of copy.5F1Where a statement, deposition or document is admissible in evidence by virtue of section 5B, 5C, 5D or 5E above it may be proved by the production of—athe statement, deposition or document, orba copy of it or the material part of it.2Subsection (1)(b) above applies whether or not the statement, deposition or document is still in existence.3It is immaterial for the purposes of this section how many removes there are between a copy and the original.4In this section “copy”, in relation to a statement, deposition or document, means anything onto which information recorded in the statement, deposition or document has been copied, by whatever means and whether directly or indirectly.4In section 6 (discharge or committal for trial) the following subsections shall be substituted for subsections (1) and (2)—1A magistrates’ court inquiring into an offence as examining justices shall on consideration of the evidence—acommit the accused for trial if it is of opinion that there is sufficient evidence to put him on trial by jury for any indictable offence;bdischarge him if it is not of that opinion and he is in custody for no other cause than the offence under inquiry;but the preceding provisions of this subsection have effect subject to the provisions of this and any other Act relating to the summary trial of indictable offences.2If a magistrates’ court inquiring into an offence as examining justices is satisfied that all the evidence tendered by or on behalf of the prosecutor falls within section 5A(3) above, it may commit the accused for trial for the offence without consideration of the contents of any statements, depositions or other documents, and without consideration of any exhibits which are not documents, unless—athe accused or one of the accused has no legal representative acting for him in the case, orba legal representative for the accused or one of the accused, as the case may be, has requested the court to consider a submission that there is insufficient evidence to put that accused on trial by jury for the offence;and subsection (1) above shall not apply to a committal for trial under this subsection.51Section 25 (change from summary trial to committal proceedings) shall be amended as follows.2In subsections (2) and (6) for the words “may adjourn the hearing without remanding the accused” there shall be substituted “ shall adjourn the hearing. ”3The following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (7)—8If the court adjourns the hearing under subsection (2) or (6) above it may (if it thinks fit) do so without remanding the accused.6Section 28 (using in summary trial evidence given in committal proceedings) shall be omitted.7In section 97 (summons to witness and warrant for his arrest) in subsection (1)—athe words “at an inquiry into an indictable offence by a magistrates’ court for that commission area or” shall be omitted;bfor the words “such a court” there shall be substituted “ a magistrates’ court for that commission area ”.8The following section shall be inserted after section 97— Summons or warrant as to committal proceedings.97A1Subsection (2) below applies where a justice of the peace for any commission area is satisfied that—aany person in England or Wales is likely to be able to make on behalf of the prosecutor a written statement containing material evidence, or produce on behalf of the prosecutor a document or other exhibit likely to be material evidence, for the purposes of proceedings before a magistrates’ court inquiring into an offence as examining justices,bthe person will not voluntarily make the statement or produce the document or other exhibit, andcthe magistrates’ court mentioned in paragraph (a) above is a court for the commission area concerned.2In such a case the justice shall issue a summons directed to that person requiring him to attend before a justice at the time and place appointed in the summons to have his evidence taken as a deposition or to produce the document or other exhibit.3If a justice of the peace is satisfied by evidence on oath of the matters mentioned in subsection (1) above, and also that it is probable that a summons under subsection (2) above would not procure the result required by it, the justice may instead of issuing a summons issue a warrant to arrest the person concerned and bring him before a justice at the time and place specified in the warrant.4A summons may also be issued under subsection (2) above if the justice is satisfied that the person concerned is outside the British Islands, but no warrant may be issued under subsection (3) above unless the justice is satisfied by evidence on oath that the person concerned is in England or Wales.5If—aa person fails to attend before a justice in answer to a summons under this section,bthe justice is satisfied by evidence on oath that he is likely to be able to make a statement or produce a document or other exhibit as mentioned in subsection (1)(a) above,cit is proved on oath, or in such other manner as may be prescribed, that he has been duly served with the summons and that a reasonable sum has been paid or tendered to him for costs and expenses, anddit appears to the justice that there is no just excuse for the failure,the justice may issue a warrant to arrest him and bring him before a justice at a time and place specified in the warrant.6Where—aa summons is issued under subsection (2) above or a warrant is issued under subsection (3) or (5) above, andbthe summons or warrant is issued with a view to securing that a person has his evidence taken as a deposition,the time appointed in the summons or specified in the warrant shall be such as to enable the evidence to be taken as a deposition before a magistrates’ court begins to inquire into the offence concerned as examining justices.7If any person attending or brought before a justice in pursuance of this section refuses without just excuse to have his evidence taken as a deposition, or to produce the document or other exhibit, the justice may do one or both of the following—acommit him to custody until the expiration of such period not exceeding one month as may be specified in the summons or warrant or until he sooner has his evidence taken as a deposition or produces the document or other exhibit;bimpose on him a fine not exceeding £2,500.8A fine imposed under subsection (7) above shall be deemed, for the purposes of any enactment, to be a sum adjudged to be paid by a conviction.9If in pursuance of this section a person has his evidence taken as a deposition, the clerk of the justice concerned shall as soon as is reasonably practicable send a copy of the deposition to the prosecutor.10If in pursuance of this section a person produces an exhibit which is a document, the clerk of the justice concerned shall as soon as is reasonably practicable send a copy of the document to the prosecutor.11If in pursuance of this section a person produces an exhibit which is not a document, the clerk of the justice concerned shall as soon as is reasonably practicable inform the prosecutor of the fact and of the nature of the exhibit.9Section 102 (written statements before examining justices) shall be omitted.101Section 103 (evidence of children in certain committal proceedings) shall be amended as follows.2The following subsection shall be substituted for subsection (1)—1In any proceedings before a magistrates’ court inquiring as examining justices into an offence to which this section applies, a statement made in writing by or taken in writing from a child shall be admissible in evidence of any matter.3Subsections (3) and (4) (exclusion of subsection (1) and of section 28) shall be omitted.11Section 105 (deposition of person dangerously ill may be given in evidence before examining justices) shall be omitted.12In section 106 (false written statements tendered in evidence) in subsection (1) for “tendered” there shall be substituted “ admitted ” and for “section 102” there shall be substituted “ section 5B ”.13In Schedule 3 the following shall be substituted for paragraph 2(a) (representative may make statement on behalf of corporation before examining justices)—amake before examining justices such representations as could be made by an accused who is not a corporation;.Part II Other Provisions Criminal Law Amendment Act 186714Sections 6 and 7 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1867 (statements taken under section 105 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980) shall be omitted. Bankers’ Books Evidence Act 187915The following shall be inserted at the end of section 4 of the Bankers’ Books Evidence Act 1879—Where the proceedings concerned are proceedings before a magistrates’ court inquiring into an offence as examining justices, this section shall have effect with the omission of the words “orally or”.16The following shall be inserted at the end of section 5 of the Bankers’ Books Evidence Act 1879—Where the proceedings concerned are proceedings before a magistrates’ court inquiring into an offence as examining justices, this section shall have effect with the omission of the words “either orally or”. Administration of Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 193317In section 2 of the Administration of Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1933 (procedure for indictment of offenders) in proviso (i) to subsection (2) for the words “in any examination or deposition taken before a justice in his presence” there shall be substituted “ to the magistrates’ court inquiring into that offence as examining justices ”. Criminal Justice Act 194818In section 41 of the Criminal Justice Act 1948 (evidence by certificate) the following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (5)—5AWhere the proceedings mentioned in subsection (1) above are proceedings before a magistrates’ court inquiring into an offence as examining justices this section shall have effect with the omission of—asubsection (4), andbin subsection (5), paragraph (b) and the word “or” immediately preceding it. Theft Act 196819In section 27 of the Theft Act 1968 (evidence on charge of theft or handling stolen goods) the following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (4)—4AWhere the proceedings mentioned in subsection (4) above are proceedings before a magistrates’ court inquiring into an offence as examining justices that subsection shall have effect with the omission of the words from “subject to the following conditions” to the end of the subsection.20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Children and Young Persons Act 196921In Schedule 5 to the Children and Young Persons Act 1969, in paragraph 55 for the words “section 102” there shall be substituted “ section 5B ”. Criminal Justice Act 1972221Section 46 of the Criminal Justice Act 1972 (written statements made outside England and Wales) shall be amended as follows.2In subsection (1) the following words shall be omitted—a“Section 102 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 and”;b“which respectively allow”;c“committal proceedings and in other”;d“and section 106 of the said Act of 1980”;e“which punish the making of”;f“102 or”;g“, as the case may be”.3The following subsections shall be inserted after subsection (1)—1AThe following provisions, namely—aso much of section 5A of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 as relates to written statements and to documents or other exhibits referred to in them,bsection 5B of that Act, andcsection 106 of that Act,shall apply where written statements are made in Scotland or Northern Ireland as well as where written statements are made in England and Wales.1BThe following provisions, namely—aso much of section 5A of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 as relates to written statements and to documents or other exhibits referred to in them, andbsection 5B of that Act,shall (subject to subsection (1C) below) apply where written statements are made outside the United Kingdom.1CWhere written statements are made outside the United Kingdom—asection 5B of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 shall apply with the omission of subsections (2)(b) and (3A);bparagraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (use of written statements at trial) shall not apply.4Subsection (2) shall be omitted. Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 197623. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Police and Criminal Evidence Act 198424The following shall be inserted at the end of section 71 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (microfilm copies)—Where the proceedings concerned are proceedings before a magistrates’ court inquiring into an offence as examining justices this section shall have effect with the omission of the words “authenticated in such manner as the court may approve.”25In section 76 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (confessions) the following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (8)—9Where the proceedings mentioned in subsection (1) above are proceedings before a magistrates’ court inquiring into an offence as examining justices this section shall have effect with the omission of—ain subsection (1) the words “and is not excluded by the court in pursuance of this section”, andbsubsections (2) to (6) and (8).26In section 78 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (exclusion of unfair evidence) the following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (2)—3This section shall not apply in the case of proceedings before a magistrates’ court inquiring into an offence as examining justices.27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Criminal Justice Act 198828. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32In section 30 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (expert reports) the following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (4)—4AWhere the proceedings mentioned in subsection (1) above are proceedings before a magistrates’ court inquiring into an offence as examining justices this section shall have effect with the omission of—ain subsection (1) the words “whether or not the person making it attends to give oral evidence in those proceedings”, andbsubsections (2) to (4).33. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34In section 40 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (power to join in indictment count for common assault etc.) in subsection (1) for the words from “in an examination” to the end of the subsection there shall be substituted “ to a magistrates’ court inquiring into the offence as examining justices ”. Road Traffic Offenders Act 198835In section 11 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (evidence by certificate as to driver, user or owner) the following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (3)—3AWhere the proceedings mentioned in subsection (1) above are proceedings before a magistrates’ court inquiring into an offence as examining justices this section shall have effect with the omission of—asubsection (2), andbin subsection (3), paragraph (b) and the word “or” immediately preceding it.36In section 13 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (admissibility of records as evidence) the following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (6)—7Where the proceedings mentioned in subsection (2) above are proceedings before a magistrates’ court inquiring into an offence as examining justices this section shall have effect as if—ain subsection (2) the words “to the same extent as oral evidence of that fact is admissible in those proceedings” were omitted;bin subsection (4) the word “and” were inserted at the end of paragraph (a);cin subsection (4), paragraphs (c) and (d) and the words “as if the accused had appeared and admitted it” were omitted.37In section 16 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (specimens) the following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (6)—6AWhere the proceedings mentioned in section 15(1) of this Act are proceedings before a magistrates’ court inquiring into an offence as examining justices this section shall have effect with the omission of subsection (4).38In section 20 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (speeding etc.) the following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (8)—8AWhere the proceedings for an offence to which this section applies are proceedings before a magistrates’ court inquiring into an offence as examining justices this section shall have effect as if in subsection (8) the words from “and nothing” to the end of the subsection were omitted.Part III Commencement39Parts I and II of this Schedule shall have effect in accordance with provision made by the Secretary of State by order.1980 c. 43. 1988 c. 33. 1867 c. 35. 1980 c. 43. 1879 c. 11. 1933 c. 36. 1948 c. 58. 1968 c. 60. Sch. 1 para. 20 repealed (25.8.2000) by 2000 c. 6, ss. 165, 168, Sch. 12 Pt. I (with Sch. 11 paras. 1, 2)1969 c. 54. 1972 c. 71. Sch. 1 para. 23 repealed (4.12.2000) by 1999 c. 23, s. 67, Sch. 6 (with Sch. 7 paras. 3(3), 5(2)); S.I. 2000/3075, art. 2(2)(c)1984 c. 60. Sch. 1 para. 27 repealed (14.4.2000) by 1999 c. 23, s. 67, Sch. 6 (with Sch. 7 paras. 3(3), 5(2)); S.I. 2000/1034, art. 2(c), Sch.Sch. 1 para. 28 repealed (4.4.2005) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), ss. 332, 336, Sch. 37 Pt. 6; S.I. 2005/950, art. 2, Sch. 1 (subject to art. 2(2) and Sch. 2) and Sch. 1 paras. 28-32 repealed (18.6.2012 for specified purposes) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), s. 336(3)(4), Sch. 37 Pt. 4; S.I. 2012/1320, art. 4(1)(d)(2)(3) (with art. 5) (see S.I. 2012/2574, art. 4(2) and S.I. 2013/1103, art. 4)Sch. 1 para. 29 repealed (4.4.2005) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), ss. 332, 336, Sch. 37 Pt. 6; S.I. 2005/950, art. 2, Sch. 1 (subject to art. 2(2) and Sch. 2) (and expressed to be repealed (prosp.) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), s. 332, Sch. 37 Pt. 4)Sch. 1 para. 30 repealed (4.4.2005) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), ss. 332, 336, Sch. 37 Pt. 6; S.I. 2005/950, art. 2, Sch. 1 (subject to art. 2(2) and Sch. 2) (and expressed to be repealed (prosp.) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), s. 332, Sch. 37 Pt. 4)Sch. 1 para. 31 repealed (4.4.2005) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), ss. 332, 336, Sch. 37 Pt. 6; S.I. 2005/950, art. 2, Sch. 1 (subject to art. 2(2) and Sch. 2) (and expressed to be repealed (prosp.) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), s. 332, Sch. 37 Pt. 4)Sch. 1 para. 33 repealed (24.7.2002) by 1999 c. 23, s. 67, Sch. 6 (with Sch. 7 paras. 3(3), 5(2)); S.I. 2002/1739, art. 2(g)(vii)1988 c. 53. Sch. 1 para. 39 power exercised (8.3.1997) by S.I. 1997/683.
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<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>before the statement is tendered in evidence a copy of the statement is given, by or on behalf of the prosecutor, to each of the other parties to the proceedings.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The conditions falling within this subsection are that—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>if the statement is made by a person under 18 years old, it gives his age;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>if it is made by a person who cannot read it, it is read to him before he signs it and is accompanied by a declaration by the person who so read the statement to the effect that it was so read;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>if it refers to any other document as an exhibit, the copy given to any other party to the proceedings under subsection (2)(c) above is accompanied by a copy of that document or by such information as may be necessary to enable the party to whom it is given to inspect that document or a copy of it.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>So much of any statement as is admitted in evidence by virtue of this section shall, unless the court commits the accused for trial by virtue of section 6(2) below or the court otherwise directs, be read aloud at the hearing; and where the court so directs an account shall be given orally of so much of any statement as is not read aloud.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Any document or other object referred to as an exhibit and identified in a statement admitted in evidence by virtue of this section shall be treated as if it had been produced as an exhibit and identified in court by the maker of the statement.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
In this section “
<Term>document</Term>
” means anything in which information of any description is recorded.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group>
<Title> Depositions.</Title>
<P1>
<Pnumber>5C</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2>
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>For the purposes of section 5A above a deposition complies with this section if—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a copy of it is sent to the prosecutor under section 97A(9) below,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the condition falling within subsection (2) below is met, and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the condition falling within subsection (3) below is met, in a case where it applies.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The condition falling within this subsection is that before the magistrates’ court begins to inquire into the offence concerned as examining justices a copy of the deposition is given, by or on behalf of the prosecutor, to each of the other parties to the proceedings.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The condition falling within this subsection is that, if the deposition refers to any other document as an exhibit, the copy given to any other party to the proceedings under subsection (2) above is accompanied by a copy of that document or by such information as may be necessary to enable the party to whom it is given to inspect that document or a copy of it.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>So much of any deposition as is admitted in evidence by virtue of this section shall, unless the court commits the accused for trial by virtue of section 6(2) below or the court otherwise directs, be read aloud at the hearing; and where the court so directs an account shall be given orally of so much of any deposition as is not read aloud.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Any document or other object referred to as an exhibit and identified in a deposition admitted in evidence by virtue of this section shall be treated as if it had been produced as an exhibit and identified in court by the person whose evidence is taken as the deposition.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
In this section “
<Term>document</Term>
” means anything in which information of any description is recorded.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group>
<Title> Statements.</Title>
<P1>
<Pnumber>5D</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2>
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>For the purposes of section 5A above a statement complies with this section if the conditions falling within subsections (2) to (4) below are met.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The condition falling within this subsection is that, before the committal proceedings begin, the prosecutor notifies the magistrates’ court and each of the other parties to the proceedings that he believes—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
that the statement might by virtue of section 23 or 24 of the
<CommentaryRef Ref="c11040711"/>
Criminal Justice Act 1988 (statements in certain documents) be admissible as evidence if the case came to trial, and
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>that the statement would not be admissible as evidence otherwise than by virtue of section 23 or 24 of that Act if the case came to trial.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The condition falling within this subsection is that—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the prosecutor’s belief is based on information available to him at the time he makes the notification,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>he has reasonable grounds for his belief, and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>he gives the reasons for his belief when he makes the notification.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The condition falling within this subsection is that when the court or a party is notified as mentioned in subsection (2) above a copy of the statement is given, by or on behalf of the prosecutor, to the court or the party concerned.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>So much of any statement as is in writing and is admitted in evidence by virtue of this section shall, unless the court commits the accused for trial by virtue of section 6(2) below or the court otherwise directs, be read aloud at the hearing; and where the court so directs an account shall be given orally of so much of any statement as is not read aloud.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group>
<Title> Other documents.</Title>
<P1>
<Pnumber>5E</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2>
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The following documents fall within this section—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>any document which by virtue of any enactment is evidence in proceedings before a magistrates’ court inquiring into an offence as examining justices;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>any document which by virtue of any enactment is admissible, or may be used, or is to be admitted or received, in or as evidence in such proceedings;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>any document which by virtue of any enactment may be considered in such proceedings;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>d</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>any document whose production constitutes proof in such proceedings by virtue of any enactment;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>e</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>any document by the production of which evidence may be given in such proceedings by virtue of any enactment.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In subsection (1) above—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>references to evidence include references to prima facie evidence;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>references to any enactment include references to any provision of this Act.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>So much of any document as is admitted in evidence by virtue of this section shall, unless the court commits the accused for trial by virtue of section 6(2) below or the court otherwise directs, be read aloud at the hearing; and where the court so directs an account shall be given orally of so much of any document as is not read aloud.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
In this section “
<Term>document</Term>
” means anything in which information of any description is recorded.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group>
<Title> Proof by production of copy.</Title>
<P1>
<Pnumber>5F</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2>
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Where a statement, deposition or document is admissible in evidence by virtue of section 5B, 5C, 5D or 5E above it may be proved by the production of—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the statement, deposition or document, or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a copy of it or the material part of it.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Subsection (1)(b) above applies whether or not the statement, deposition or document is still in existence.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>It is immaterial for the purposes of this section how many removes there are between a copy and the original.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
In this section “
<Term>copy</Term>
”, in relation to a statement, deposition or document, means anything onto which information recorded in the statement, deposition or document has been copied, by whatever means and whether directly or indirectly.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</BlockAmendment>
</P1para>
</P1>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/4/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/4" RestrictEndDate="2012-06-18" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="1996-07-04" id="schedule-1-paragraph-4">
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>In section 6 (discharge or committal for trial) the following subsections shall be substituted for subsections (1) and (2)—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<P2>
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>A magistrates’ court inquiring into an offence as examining justices shall on consideration of the evidence—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>commit the accused for trial if it is of opinion that there is sufficient evidence to put him on trial by jury for any indictable offence;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>discharge him if it is not of that opinion and he is in custody for no other cause than the offence under inquiry;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>but the preceding provisions of this subsection have effect subject to the provisions of this and any other Act relating to the summary trial of indictable offences.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>If a magistrates’ court inquiring into an offence as examining justices is satisfied that all the evidence tendered by or on behalf of the prosecutor falls within section 5A(3) above, it may commit the accused for trial for the offence without consideration of the contents of any statements, depositions or other documents, and without consideration of any exhibits which are not documents, unless—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the accused or one of the accused has no legal representative acting for him in the case, or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a legal representative for the accused or one of the accused, as the case may be, has requested the court to consider a submission that there is insufficient evidence to put that accused on trial by jury for the offence;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>and subsection (1) above shall not apply to a committal for trial under this subsection.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</BlockAmendment>
</P1para>
</P1>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/5/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/5" RestrictEndDate="2012-06-18" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="1996-07-04" id="schedule-1-paragraph-5">
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/5/1/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/5/1" id="schedule-1-paragraph-5-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Section 25 (change from summary trial to committal proceedings) shall be amended as follows.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/5/2/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/5/2" id="schedule-1-paragraph-5-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
In subsections (2) and (6) for the words “may adjourn the hearing without remanding the accused” there shall be substituted
<InlineAmendment>“ shall adjourn the hearing. ”</InlineAmendment>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/5/3/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/5/3" id="schedule-1-paragraph-5-3">
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (7)—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<P2>
<Pnumber>8</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>If the court adjourns the hearing under subsection (2) or (6) above it may (if it thinks fit) do so without remanding the accused.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</BlockAmendment>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/6/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/6" RestrictStartDate="1996-07-04" id="schedule-1-paragraph-6">
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>Section 28 (using in summary trial evidence given in committal proceedings) shall be omitted.</Text>
</P1para>
</P1>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/7/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/7" RestrictStartDate="1996-07-04" id="schedule-1-paragraph-7">
<Pnumber>7</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>In section 97 (summons to witness and warrant for his arrest) in subsection (1)—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/7/a/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/7/a" id="schedule-1-paragraph-7-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the words “at an inquiry into an indictable offence by a magistrates’ court for that commission area or” shall be omitted;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/7/b/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/7/b" id="schedule-1-paragraph-7-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
for the words “such a court” there shall be substituted
<InlineAmendment>“ a magistrates’ court for that commission area ”</InlineAmendment>
.
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P1para>
</P1>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/8/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/8" RestrictEndDate="2012-06-18" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="1996-07-04" id="schedule-1-paragraph-8">
<Pnumber>8</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>The following section shall be inserted after section 97—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<P1group>
<Title> Summons or warrant as to committal proceedings.</Title>
<P1>
<Pnumber>97A</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2>
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Subsection (2) below applies where a justice of the peace for any commission area is satisfied that—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>any person in England or Wales is likely to be able to make on behalf of the prosecutor a written statement containing material evidence, or produce on behalf of the prosecutor a document or other exhibit likely to be material evidence, for the purposes of proceedings before a magistrates’ court inquiring into an offence as examining justices,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the person will not voluntarily make the statement or produce the document or other exhibit, and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the magistrates’ court mentioned in paragraph (a) above is a court for the commission area concerned.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In such a case the justice shall issue a summons directed to that person requiring him to attend before a justice at the time and place appointed in the summons to have his evidence taken as a deposition or to produce the document or other exhibit.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>If a justice of the peace is satisfied by evidence on oath of the matters mentioned in subsection (1) above, and also that it is probable that a summons under subsection (2) above would not procure the result required by it, the justice may instead of issuing a summons issue a warrant to arrest the person concerned and bring him before a justice at the time and place specified in the warrant.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>A summons may also be issued under subsection (2) above if the justice is satisfied that the person concerned is outside the British Islands, but no warrant may be issued under subsection (3) above unless the justice is satisfied by evidence on oath that the person concerned is in England or Wales.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>If—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a person fails to attend before a justice in answer to a summons under this section,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the justice is satisfied by evidence on oath that he is likely to be able to make a statement or produce a document or other exhibit as mentioned in subsection (1)(a) above,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>it is proved on oath, or in such other manner as may be prescribed, that he has been duly served with the summons and that a reasonable sum has been paid or tendered to him for costs and expenses, and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>d</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>it appears to the justice that there is no just excuse for the failure,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>the justice may issue a warrant to arrest him and bring him before a justice at a time and place specified in the warrant.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Where—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a summons is issued under subsection (2) above or a warrant is issued under subsection (3) or (5) above, and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the summons or warrant is issued with a view to securing that a person has his evidence taken as a deposition,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>the time appointed in the summons or specified in the warrant shall be such as to enable the evidence to be taken as a deposition before a magistrates’ court begins to inquire into the offence concerned as examining justices.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>7</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>If any person attending or brought before a justice in pursuance of this section refuses without just excuse to have his evidence taken as a deposition, or to produce the document or other exhibit, the justice may do one or both of the following—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>commit him to custody until the expiration of such period not exceeding one month as may be specified in the summons or warrant or until he sooner has his evidence taken as a deposition or produces the document or other exhibit;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>impose on him a fine not exceeding £2,500.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>8</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>A fine imposed under subsection (7) above shall be deemed, for the purposes of any enactment, to be a sum adjudged to be paid by a conviction.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>9</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>If in pursuance of this section a person has his evidence taken as a deposition, the clerk of the justice concerned shall as soon as is reasonably practicable send a copy of the deposition to the prosecutor.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>10</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>If in pursuance of this section a person produces an exhibit which is a document, the clerk of the justice concerned shall as soon as is reasonably practicable send a copy of the document to the prosecutor.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>11</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>If in pursuance of this section a person produces an exhibit which is not a document, the clerk of the justice concerned shall as soon as is reasonably practicable inform the prosecutor of the fact and of the nature of the exhibit.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</BlockAmendment>
</P1para>
</P1>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/9/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/9" RestrictStartDate="1996-07-04" id="schedule-1-paragraph-9">
<Pnumber>9</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>Section 102 (written statements before examining justices) shall be omitted.</Text>
</P1para>
</P1>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/10/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/10" RestrictEndDate="2012-06-18" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="1996-07-04" id="schedule-1-paragraph-10">
<Pnumber>10</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/10/1/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/10/1" id="schedule-1-paragraph-10-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Section 103 (evidence of children in certain committal proceedings) shall be amended as follows.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/10/2/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/10/2" id="schedule-1-paragraph-10-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The following subsection shall be substituted for subsection (1)—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<P2>
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In any proceedings before a magistrates’ court inquiring as examining justices into an offence to which this section applies, a statement made in writing by or taken in writing from a child shall be admissible in evidence of any matter.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</BlockAmendment>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/10/3/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/10/3" id="schedule-1-paragraph-10-3">
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Subsections (3) and (4) (exclusion of subsection (1) and of section 28) shall be omitted.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/11/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/11" RestrictStartDate="1996-07-04" id="schedule-1-paragraph-11">
<Pnumber>11</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>Section 105 (deposition of person dangerously ill may be given in evidence before examining justices) shall be omitted.</Text>
</P1para>
</P1>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/12/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/12" RestrictEndDate="2012-06-18" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="1996-07-04" id="schedule-1-paragraph-12">
<Pnumber>12</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>
In section 106 (false written statements tendered in evidence) in subsection (1) for “tendered” there shall be substituted
<InlineAmendment>“ admitted ”</InlineAmendment>
and for “section 102” there shall be substituted
<InlineAmendment>“ section 5B ”</InlineAmendment>
.
</Text>
</P1para>
</P1>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/13/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/13" RestrictEndDate="2012-06-18" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="1996-07-04" id="schedule-1-paragraph-13">
<Pnumber>13</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>In Schedule 3 the following shall be substituted for paragraph 2(a) (representative may make statement on behalf of corporation before examining justices)—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="unknown" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="schedule" Format="default">
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>make before examining justices such representations as could be made by an accused who is not a corporation;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</BlockAmendment>
<AppendText>.</AppendText>
</P1para>
</P1>
</Pblock>
</Part>
<Part DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/part/II/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/part/II" NumberOfProvisions="25" RestrictEndDate="2012-06-18" RestrictStartDate="1996-07-04" id="schedule-1-part-II">
<Number>Part II</Number>
<Title> Other Provisions</Title>
<Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/part/II/crossheading/criminal-law-amendment-act-1867/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/part/II/crossheading/criminal-law-amendment-act-1867" NumberOfProvisions="1" RestrictStartDate="1996-07-04" id="schedule-1-part-II-crossheading-criminal-law-amendment-act-1867">
<Title> Criminal Law Amendment Act 1867</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/14/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/14" RestrictStartDate="1996-07-04" id="schedule-1-paragraph-14">
<Pnumber>14</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>
Sections 6 and 7 of the
<CommentaryRef Ref="c11040721"/>
Criminal Law Amendment Act 1867 (statements taken under section 105 of the
<CommentaryRef Ref="c11040731"/>
Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980) shall be omitted.
</Text>
</P1para>
</P1>
</Pblock>
<Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/part/II/crossheading/bankers-books-evidence-act-1879/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/part/II/crossheading/bankers-books-evidence-act-1879" NumberOfProvisions="2" RestrictEndDate="2012-06-18" RestrictStartDate="1996-07-04" id="schedule-1-part-II-crossheading-bankers-books-evidence-act-1879">
<Title> Bankers’ Books Evidence Act 1879</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/15/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/15" RestrictEndDate="2012-06-18" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="1996-07-04" id="schedule-1-paragraph-15">
<Pnumber>15</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>
The following shall be inserted at the end of section 4 of the
<CommentaryRef Ref="c11040741"/>
Bankers’ Books Evidence Act 1879—
</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<Para>
<Text>Where the proceedings concerned are proceedings before a magistrates’ court inquiring into an offence as examining justices, this section shall have effect with the omission of the words “orally or”.</Text>
</Para>
</BlockAmendment>
</P1para>
</P1>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/16/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/16" RestrictEndDate="2012-06-18" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="1996-07-04" id="schedule-1-paragraph-16">
<Pnumber>16</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>The following shall be inserted at the end of section 5 of the Bankers’ Books Evidence Act 1879—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<Para>
<Text>Where the proceedings concerned are proceedings before a magistrates’ court inquiring into an offence as examining justices, this section shall have effect with the omission of the words “either orally or”</Text>
</Para>
</BlockAmendment>
<AppendText>.</AppendText>
</P1para>
</P1>
</Pblock>
<Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/part/II/crossheading/administration-of-justice-miscellaneous-provisions-act-1933/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/part/II/crossheading/administration-of-justice-miscellaneous-provisions-act-1933" NumberOfProvisions="1" RestrictEndDate="2012-06-18" RestrictStartDate="1996-07-04" id="schedule-1-part-II-crossheading-administration-of-justice-miscellaneous-provisions-act-1933">
<Title> Administration of Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1933</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/17/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/17" RestrictEndDate="2012-06-18" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="1996-07-04" id="schedule-1-paragraph-17">
<Pnumber>17</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>
In section 2 of the
<CommentaryRef Ref="c11040751"/>
Administration of Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1933 (procedure for indictment of offenders) in proviso (i) to subsection (2) for the words “in any examination or deposition taken before a justice in his presence” there shall be substituted
<InlineAmendment>“ to the magistrates’ court inquiring into that offence as examining justices ”</InlineAmendment>
.
</Text>
</P1para>
</P1>
</Pblock>
<Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/part/II/crossheading/criminal-justice-act-1948/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/part/II/crossheading/criminal-justice-act-1948" NumberOfProvisions="1" RestrictEndDate="2012-06-18" RestrictStartDate="1996-07-04" id="schedule-1-part-II-crossheading-criminal-justice-act-1948">
<Title> Criminal Justice Act 1948</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/18/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/18" RestrictEndDate="2012-06-18" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="1996-07-04" id="schedule-1-paragraph-18">
<Pnumber>18</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>
In section 41 of the
<CommentaryRef Ref="c11040761"/>
Criminal Justice Act 1948 (evidence by certificate) the following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (5)—
</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<P2>
<Pnumber>5A</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Where the proceedings mentioned in subsection (1) above are proceedings before a magistrates’ court inquiring into an offence as examining justices this section shall have effect with the omission of—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>subsection (4), and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in subsection (5), paragraph (b) and the word “or” immediately preceding it.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
</BlockAmendment>
</P1para>
</P1>
</Pblock>
<Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/part/II/crossheading/theft-act-1968/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/part/II/crossheading/theft-act-1968" NumberOfProvisions="2" RestrictEndDate="2012-06-18" RestrictStartDate="1996-07-04" id="schedule-1-part-II-crossheading-theft-act-1968">
<Title> Theft Act 1968</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/19/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/19" RestrictEndDate="2012-06-18" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="1996-07-04" id="schedule-1-paragraph-19">
<Pnumber>19</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>
In section 27 of the
<CommentaryRef Ref="c11040771"/>
Theft Act 1968 (evidence on charge of theft or handling stolen goods) the following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (4)—
</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<P2>
<Pnumber>4A</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Where the proceedings mentioned in subsection (4) above are proceedings before a magistrates’ court inquiring into an offence as examining justices that subsection shall have effect with the omission of the words from “subject to the following conditions” to the end of the subsection.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</BlockAmendment>
</P1para>
</P1>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/20/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/20" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="2000-08-25" id="schedule-1-paragraph-20">
<Pnumber>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c11040781"/>
20
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Text>
</P1para>
</P1>
</Pblock>
<Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/part/II/crossheading/children-and-young-persons-act-1969/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/part/II/crossheading/children-and-young-persons-act-1969" NumberOfProvisions="1" RestrictStartDate="1996-07-04" id="schedule-1-part-II-crossheading-children-and-young-persons-act-1969">
<Title> Children and Young Persons Act 1969</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/21/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/21" RestrictStartDate="1996-07-04" id="schedule-1-paragraph-21">
<Pnumber>21</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>
In Schedule 5 to the
<CommentaryRef Ref="c11040791"/>
Children and Young Persons Act 1969, in paragraph 55 for the words “section 102” there shall be substituted
<InlineAmendment>“ section 5B ”</InlineAmendment>
.
</Text>
</P1para>
</P1>
</Pblock>
<Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/part/II/crossheading/criminal-justice-act-1972/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/part/II/crossheading/criminal-justice-act-1972" NumberOfProvisions="1" RestrictEndDate="2012-06-18" RestrictStartDate="1996-07-04" id="schedule-1-part-II-crossheading-criminal-justice-act-1972">
<Title> Criminal Justice Act 1972</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/22/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/22" RestrictEndDate="2012-06-18" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="1996-07-04" id="schedule-1-paragraph-22">
<Pnumber>22</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/22/1/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/22/1" id="schedule-1-paragraph-22-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
Section 46 of the
<CommentaryRef Ref="c11040801"/>
Criminal Justice Act 1972 (written statements made outside England and Wales) shall be amended as follows.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/22/2/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/22/2" id="schedule-1-paragraph-22-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In subsection (1) the following words shall be omitted—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/22/2/a/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/22/2/a" id="schedule-1-paragraph-22-2-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>“Section 102 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 and”;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/22/2/b/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/22/2/b" id="schedule-1-paragraph-22-2-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>“which respectively allow”;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/22/2/c/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/22/2/c" id="schedule-1-paragraph-22-2-c">
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>“committal proceedings and in other”;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/22/2/d/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/22/2/d" id="schedule-1-paragraph-22-2-d">
<Pnumber>d</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>“and section 106 of the said Act of 1980”;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/22/2/e/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/22/2/e" id="schedule-1-paragraph-22-2-e">
<Pnumber>e</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>“which punish the making of”;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/22/2/f/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/22/2/f" id="schedule-1-paragraph-22-2-f">
<Pnumber>f</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>“102 or”;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/22/2/g/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/22/2/g" id="schedule-1-paragraph-22-2-g">
<Pnumber>g</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>“, as the case may be”.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/22/3/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/22/3" RestrictEndDate="2012-11-05" id="schedule-1-paragraph-22-3">
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The following subsections shall be inserted after subsection (1)—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<P2>
<Pnumber>1A</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The following provisions, namely—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>so much of section 5A of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 as relates to written statements and to documents or other exhibits referred to in them,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>section 5B of that Act, and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>section 106 of that Act,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>shall apply where written statements are made in Scotland or Northern Ireland as well as where written statements are made in England and Wales.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>1B</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The following provisions, namely—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>so much of section 5A of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 as relates to written statements and to documents or other exhibits referred to in them, and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>section 5B of that Act,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>shall (subject to subsection (1C) below) apply where written statements are made outside the United Kingdom.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>1C</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Where written statements are made outside the United Kingdom—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>section 5B of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 shall apply with the omission of subsections (2)(b) and (3A);</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (use of written statements at trial) shall not apply.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
</BlockAmendment>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/22/4/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/22/4" id="schedule-1-paragraph-22-4">
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Subsection (2) shall be omitted.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</Pblock>
<Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/part/II/crossheading/sexual-offences-amendment-act-1976/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/part/II/crossheading/sexual-offences-amendment-act-1976" NumberOfProvisions="1" RestrictStartDate="1996-07-04" id="schedule-1-part-II-crossheading-sexual-offences-amendment-act-1976">
<Title> Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1976</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/23/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/23" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="2000-12-04" id="schedule-1-paragraph-23">
<Pnumber>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c11040821"/>
23
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Text>
</P1para>
</P1>
</Pblock>
<Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/part/II/crossheading/police-and-criminal-evidence-act-1984/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/part/II/crossheading/police-and-criminal-evidence-act-1984" NumberOfProvisions="4" RestrictEndDate="2012-06-18" RestrictStartDate="1996-07-04" id="schedule-1-part-II-crossheading-police-and-criminal-evidence-act-1984">
<Title> Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/24/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/24" RestrictEndDate="2012-06-18" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="1996-07-04" id="schedule-1-paragraph-24">
<Pnumber>24</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>
The following shall be inserted at the end of section 71 of the
<CommentaryRef Ref="c11040831"/>
Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (microfilm copies)—
</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<Para>
<Text>Where the proceedings concerned are proceedings before a magistrates’ court inquiring into an offence as examining justices this section shall have effect with the omission of the words “authenticated in such manner as the court may approve.”</Text>
</Para>
</BlockAmendment>
</P1para>
</P1>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/25/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/25" RestrictEndDate="2012-06-18" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="1996-07-04" id="schedule-1-paragraph-25">
<Pnumber>25</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>In section 76 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (confessions) the following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (8)—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<P2>
<Pnumber>9</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Where the proceedings mentioned in subsection (1) above are proceedings before a magistrates’ court inquiring into an offence as examining justices this section shall have effect with the omission of—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in subsection (1) the words “and is not excluded by the court in pursuance of this section”, and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>subsections (2) to (6) and (8).</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
</BlockAmendment>
</P1para>
</P1>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/26/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/26" RestrictEndDate="2012-06-18" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="1996-07-04" id="schedule-1-paragraph-26">
<Pnumber>26</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>In section 78 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (exclusion of unfair evidence) the following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (2)—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<P2>
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>This section shall not apply in the case of proceedings before a magistrates’ court inquiring into an offence as examining justices.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</BlockAmendment>
</P1para>
</P1>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/27/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/27" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="2000-04-14" id="schedule-1-paragraph-27">
<Pnumber>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c11040841"/>
27
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Text>
</P1para>
</P1>
</Pblock>
<Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/part/II/crossheading/criminal-justice-act-1988/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/part/II/crossheading/criminal-justice-act-1988" NumberOfProvisions="7" RestrictEndDate="2012-06-18" RestrictStartDate="1996-07-04" id="schedule-1-part-II-crossheading-criminal-justice-act-1988">
<Title> Criminal Justice Act 1988</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/28/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/28" RestrictEndDate="2012-06-18" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="2005-04-04" id="schedule-1-paragraph-28">
<Pnumber>28</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c19064931"/>
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
</Text>
</P1para>
</P1>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/29/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/29" RestrictEndDate="2012-06-18" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="2005-04-04" id="schedule-1-paragraph-29">
<Pnumber>29</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c19065011"/>
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
</Text>
</P1para>
</P1>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/30/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/30" RestrictEndDate="2012-06-18" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="2005-04-04" id="schedule-1-paragraph-30">
<Pnumber>30</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c19065031"/>
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
</Text>
</P1para>
</P1>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/31/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/31" RestrictEndDate="2012-06-18" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="2005-04-04" id="schedule-1-paragraph-31">
<Pnumber>31</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c19065061"/>
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
</Text>
</P1para>
</P1>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/32/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/32" RestrictEndDate="2012-06-18" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="1996-07-04" id="schedule-1-paragraph-32">
<Pnumber>32</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>In section 30 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (expert reports) the following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (4)—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<P2>
<Pnumber>4A</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Where the proceedings mentioned in subsection (1) above are proceedings before a magistrates’ court inquiring into an offence as examining justices this section shall have effect with the omission of—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in subsection (1) the words “whether or not the person making it attends to give oral evidence in those proceedings”, and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>subsections (2) to (4).</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
</BlockAmendment>
</P1para>
</P1>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/33/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/33" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="2002-07-24" id="schedule-1-paragraph-33">
<Pnumber>33</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c17542131"/>
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
</Text>
</P1para>
</P1>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/34/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/34" RestrictEndDate="2012-06-18" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="1996-07-04" id="schedule-1-paragraph-34">
<Pnumber>34</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>
In section 40 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (power to join in indictment count for common assault
<Abbreviation Expansion="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</Abbreviation>
) in subsection (1) for the words from “in an examination” to the end of the subsection there shall be substituted
<InlineAmendment>“ to a magistrates’ court inquiring into the offence as examining justices ”</InlineAmendment>
.
</Text>
</P1para>
</P1>
</Pblock>
<Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/part/II/crossheading/road-traffic-offenders-act-1988/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/part/II/crossheading/road-traffic-offenders-act-1988" NumberOfProvisions="4" RestrictEndDate="2012-06-18" RestrictStartDate="1996-07-04" id="schedule-1-part-II-crossheading-road-traffic-offenders-act-1988">
<Title> Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/35/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/35" RestrictEndDate="2012-06-18" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="1996-07-04" id="schedule-1-paragraph-35">
<Pnumber>35</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>
In section 11 of the
<CommentaryRef Ref="c11040871"/>
Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (evidence by certificate as to driver, user or owner) the following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (3)—
</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<P2>
<Pnumber>3A</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Where the proceedings mentioned in subsection (1) above are proceedings before a magistrates’ court inquiring into an offence as examining justices this section shall have effect with the omission of—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>subsection (2), and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in subsection (3), paragraph (b) and the word “or” immediately preceding it.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
</BlockAmendment>
</P1para>
</P1>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/36/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/36" RestrictEndDate="2012-06-18" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="1996-07-04" id="schedule-1-paragraph-36">
<Pnumber>36</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>In section 13 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (admissibility of records as evidence) the following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (6)—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<P2>
<Pnumber>7</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Where the proceedings mentioned in subsection (2) above are proceedings before a magistrates’ court inquiring into an offence as examining justices this section shall have effect as if—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in subsection (2) the words “to the same extent as oral evidence of that fact is admissible in those proceedings” were omitted;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in subsection (4) the word “and” were inserted at the end of paragraph (a);</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in subsection (4), paragraphs (c) and (d) and the words “as if the accused had appeared and admitted it” were omitted.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
</BlockAmendment>
</P1para>
</P1>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/37/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/37" RestrictEndDate="2012-06-18" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="1996-07-04" id="schedule-1-paragraph-37">
<Pnumber>37</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>In section 16 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (specimens) the following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (6)—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<P2>
<Pnumber>6A</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Where the proceedings mentioned in section 15(1) of this Act are proceedings before a magistrates’ court inquiring into an offence as examining justices this section shall have effect with the omission of subsection (4).</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</BlockAmendment>
</P1para>
</P1>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/38/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/38" RestrictEndDate="2012-06-18" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="1996-07-04" id="schedule-1-paragraph-38">
<Pnumber>38</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>In section 20 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (speeding etc.) the following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (8)—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<P2>
<Pnumber>8A</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Where the proceedings for an offence to which this section applies are proceedings before a magistrates’ court inquiring into an offence as examining justices this section shall have effect as if in subsection (8) the words from “and nothing” to the end of the subsection were omitted.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</BlockAmendment>
</P1para>
</P1>
</Pblock>
</Part>
<Part DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/part/III/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/part/III" NumberOfProvisions="1" RestrictStartDate="1996-07-04" id="schedule-1-part-III">
<Number>Part III</Number>
<Title> Commencement</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/39/2005-05-09" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/39" RestrictStartDate="1996-07-04" ConfersPower="true" id="schedule-1-paragraph-39">
<Pnumber>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c11040881"/>
39
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>
Parts I and
<Acronym Expansion="2">II</Acronym>
of this Schedule shall have effect in accordance with provision made by the Secretary of State by order.
</Text>
</P1para>
</P1>
</Part>
</ScheduleBody>
</Schedule>
</Schedules>
</Primary>
<Commentaries>
<Commentary id="c11040701" Type="M">
<Para>
<Text>
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1980/43" id="c01059" Year="1980" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="43">1980 c. 43</Citation>
.
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c11040711" Type="M">
<Para>
<Text>
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1988/33" id="c01065" Year="1988" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="33">1988 c. 33</Citation>
.
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c11040721" Type="M">
<Para>
<Text>
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1867/35" id="c01101" Year="1867" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="35">1867 c. 35</Citation>
.
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c11040731" Type="M">
<Para>
<Text>
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1980/43" id="c01102" Year="1980" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="43">1980 c. 43</Citation>
.
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c11040741" Type="M">
<Para>
<Text>
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1879/11" id="c01103" Year="1879" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="11">1879 c. 11</Citation>
.
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c11040751" Type="M">
<Para>
<Text>
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1933/36" id="c01114" Year="1933" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="36">1933 c. 36</Citation>
.
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c11040761" Type="M">
<Para>
<Text>
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1948/58" id="c01120" Year="1948" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="58">1948 c. 58</Citation>
.
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c11040771" Type="M">
<Para>
<Text>
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1968/60" id="c01126" Year="1968" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="60">1968 c. 60</Citation>
.
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c11040781" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c01132" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/20" SectionRef="schedule-1-paragraph-20">Sch. 1 para. 20</CitationSubRef>
repealed (25.8.2000) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/6" id="c01133" Year="2000" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="6">2000 c. 6</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01134" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/6/section/165" CitationRef="c01133" SectionRef="section-165">ss. 165</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01135" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/6/section/168" CitationRef="c01133" SectionRef="section-168">168</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01136" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/6/schedule/12/part/I" Operative="true" CitationRef="c01133" SectionRef="schedule-12-part-I">Sch. 12 Pt. I</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef id="c01137" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/6/schedule/11/paragraph/1" CitationRef="c01133" SectionRef="schedule-11-paragraph-1">Sch. 11 paras. 1</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01138" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/6/schedule/11/paragraph/2" CitationRef="c01133" SectionRef="schedule-11-paragraph-2">2</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c11040791" Type="M">
<Para>
<Text>
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1969/54" id="c01139" Year="1969" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="54">1969 c. 54</Citation>
.
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c11040801" Type="M">
<Para>
<Text>
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1972/71" id="c01140" Year="1972" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="71">1972 c. 71</Citation>
.
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c11040821" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c01146" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/23" SectionRef="schedule-1-paragraph-23">Sch. 1 para. 23</CitationSubRef>
repealed (4.12.2000) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/23" id="c01147" Year="1999" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="23">1999 c. 23</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01148" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/23/section/67" CitationRef="c01147" SectionRef="section-67">s. 67</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01149" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/23/schedule/6" Operative="true" CitationRef="c01147" SectionRef="schedule-6">Sch. 6</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef id="c01150" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/23/schedule/7/paragraph/3/3" CitationRef="c01147" SectionRef="schedule-7-paragraph-3-3">Sch. 7 paras. 3(3)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01151" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/23/schedule/7/paragraph/5/2" CitationRef="c01147" SectionRef="schedule-7-paragraph-5-2">5(2)</CitationSubRef>
);
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/3075" id="c01152" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2000" Number="3075">S.I. 2000/3075</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01153" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/3075/article/2/2/c" Operative="true" CitationRef="c01152" SectionRef="article-2-2-c">art. 2(2)(c)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c11040831" Type="M">
<Para>
<Text>
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1984/60" id="c01154" Year="1984" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="60">1984 c. 60</Citation>
.
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c11040841" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c01170" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/27" SectionRef="schedule-1-paragraph-27">Sch. 1 para. 27</CitationSubRef>
repealed (14.4.2000) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/23" id="c01171" Year="1999" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="23">1999 c. 23</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01172" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/23/section/67" CitationRef="c01171" SectionRef="section-67">s. 67</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01173" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/23/schedule/6" Operative="true" CitationRef="c01171" SectionRef="schedule-6">Sch. 6</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef id="c01174" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/23/schedule/7/paragraph/3/3" CitationRef="c01171" SectionRef="schedule-7-paragraph-3-3">Sch. 7 paras. 3(3)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01175" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/23/schedule/7/paragraph/5/2" CitationRef="c01171" SectionRef="schedule-7-paragraph-5-2">5(2)</CitationSubRef>
);
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/1034" id="c01176" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2000" Number="1034">S.I. 2000/1034</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01177" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/1034/article/2/c" CitationRef="c01176" SectionRef="article-2-c">art. 2(c)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01178" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/1034/schedule" Operative="true" CitationRef="c01176" SectionRef="schedule">Sch.</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c19064931" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Sch. 1 para. 28 repealed (4.4.2005) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/44" id="c01180" Year="2003" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="44" Title="Criminal Justice Act 2003">Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01181" CitationRef="c01180" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/44/section/332" SectionRef="section-332">ss. 332</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01182" CitationRef="c01180" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/44/section/336" SectionRef="section-336">336</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01183" CitationRef="c01180" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/44/schedule/37/part/6" SectionRef="schedule-37-part-6" Operative="true">Sch. 37 Pt. 6</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/950" id="c01184" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2005" Number="950">S.I. 2005/950</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01185" CitationRef="c01184" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/950/article/2" SectionRef="article-2" Operative="true">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01186" CitationRef="c01184" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/950/schedule/1" SectionRef="schedule-1">Sch. 1</CitationSubRef>
(subject to
<CitationSubRef id="c01187" CitationRef="c01184" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/950/article/2/2" SectionRef="article-2-2">art. 2(2)</CitationSubRef>
and
<CitationSubRef id="c01188" CitationRef="c01184" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/950/schedule/2" SectionRef="schedule-2">Sch. 2</CitationSubRef>
) and Sch. 1 paras. 28-32 repealed (18.6.2012 for specified purposes) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/44" id="c0yz554s3-00077" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2003" Number="44" Title="Criminal Justice Act 2003">Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c0yz554s3-00078" CitationRef="c0yz554s3-00077" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/44/section/336/3" SectionRef="section-336-3">s. 336(3)</CitationSubRef>
<CitationSubRef id="c0yz554s3-00079" CitationRef="c0yz554s3-00077" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/44/section/336/4" SectionRef="section-336-4">(4)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c0yz554s3-00080" CitationRef="c0yz554s3-00077" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/44/schedule/37/part/4" SectionRef="schedule-37-part-4" Operative="true">Sch. 37 Pt. 4</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2012/1320" id="c0yz554s3-00081" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2012" Number="1320" Title="The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No. 28 and Saving Provisions) Order 2012">S.I. 2012/1320</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c0yz554s3-00082" CitationRef="c0yz554s3-00081" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2012/1320/article/4/1/d" SectionRef="article-4-1-d">art. 4(1)(d)</CitationSubRef>
<CitationSubRef id="c0yz554s3-00083" CitationRef="c0yz554s3-00081" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2012/1320/article/4/2" SectionRef="article-4-2">(2)</CitationSubRef>
<CitationSubRef id="c0yz554s3-00084" CitationRef="c0yz554s3-00081" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2012/1320/article/4/3" SectionRef="article-4-3">(3)</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef id="c0yz554s3-00085" CitationRef="c0yz554s3-00081" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2012/1320/article/5" SectionRef="article-5">art. 5</CitationSubRef>
) (see S.I. 2012/2574, art. 4(2) and
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2013/1103" id="c0yz554s3-00087" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2013" Number="1103">S.I. 2013/1103</Citation>
, art. 4)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c19065011" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c01192" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/29" SectionRef="schedule-1-paragraph-29">Sch. 1 para. 29</CitationSubRef>
repealed (4.4.2005) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/44" id="c01193" Year="2003" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="44" Title="Criminal Justice Act 2003">Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01194" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/44/section/332" CitationRef="c01193" SectionRef="section-332">ss. 332</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01195" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/44/section/336" CitationRef="c01193" SectionRef="section-336">336</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01196" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/44/schedule/37/part/6" CitationRef="c01193" SectionRef="schedule-37-part-6" Operative="true">Sch. 37 Pt. 6</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/950" id="c01197" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2005" Number="950">S.I. 2005/950</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01198" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/950/article/2" CitationRef="c01197" SectionRef="article-2" Operative="true">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01199" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/950/schedule/1" CitationRef="c01197" SectionRef="schedule-1">Sch. 1</CitationSubRef>
(subject to
<CitationSubRef id="c01200" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/950/article/2/2" CitationRef="c01197" SectionRef="article-2-2">art. 2(2)</CitationSubRef>
and
<CitationSubRef id="c01201" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/950/schedule/2" CitationRef="c01197" SectionRef="schedule-2">Sch. 2</CitationSubRef>
) (and expressed to be repealed (prosp.) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/44" id="c01202" Year="2003" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="44" Title="Criminal Justice Act 2003">Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01203" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/44/section/332" CitationRef="c01202" SectionRef="section-332">s. 332</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01204" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/44/schedule/37/part/4" CitationRef="c01202" SectionRef="schedule-37-part-4">Sch. 37 Pt. 4</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c19065031" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c01205" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/30" SectionRef="schedule-1-paragraph-30">Sch. 1 para. 30</CitationSubRef>
repealed (4.4.2005) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/44" id="c01206" Year="2003" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="44" Title="Criminal Justice Act 2003">Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01207" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/44/section/332" CitationRef="c01206" SectionRef="section-332">ss. 332</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01208" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/44/section/336" CitationRef="c01206" SectionRef="section-336">336</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01209" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/44/schedule/37/part/6" CitationRef="c01206" SectionRef="schedule-37-part-6" Operative="true">Sch. 37 Pt. 6</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/950" id="c01210" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2005" Number="950">S.I. 2005/950</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01211" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/950/article/2" CitationRef="c01210" SectionRef="article-2" Operative="true">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01212" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/950/schedule/1" CitationRef="c01210" SectionRef="schedule-1">Sch. 1</CitationSubRef>
(subject to
<CitationSubRef id="c01213" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/950/article/2/2" CitationRef="c01210" SectionRef="article-2-2">art. 2(2)</CitationSubRef>
and
<CitationSubRef id="c01214" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/950/schedule/2" CitationRef="c01210" SectionRef="schedule-2">Sch. 2</CitationSubRef>
) (and expressed to be repealed (prosp.) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/44" id="c01215" Year="2003" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="44" Title="Criminal Justice Act 2003">Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01216" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/44/section/332" CitationRef="c01215" SectionRef="section-332">s. 332</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01217" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/44/schedule/37/part/4" CitationRef="c01215" SectionRef="schedule-37-part-4">Sch. 37 Pt. 4</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c19065061" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c01218" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/31" SectionRef="schedule-1-paragraph-31">Sch. 1 para. 31</CitationSubRef>
repealed (4.4.2005) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/44" id="c01219" Year="2003" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="44" Title="Criminal Justice Act 2003">Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01220" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/44/section/332" CitationRef="c01219" SectionRef="section-332">ss. 332</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01221" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/44/section/336" CitationRef="c01219" SectionRef="section-336">336</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01222" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/44/schedule/37/part/6" CitationRef="c01219" SectionRef="schedule-37-part-6" Operative="true">Sch. 37 Pt. 6</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/950" id="c01223" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2005" Number="950">S.I. 2005/950</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01224" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/950/article/2" CitationRef="c01223" SectionRef="article-2" Operative="true">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01225" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/950/schedule/1" CitationRef="c01223" SectionRef="schedule-1">Sch. 1</CitationSubRef>
(subject to
<CitationSubRef id="c01226" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/950/article/2/2" CitationRef="c01223" SectionRef="article-2-2">art. 2(2)</CitationSubRef>
and
<CitationSubRef id="c01227" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/950/schedule/2" CitationRef="c01223" SectionRef="schedule-2">Sch. 2</CitationSubRef>
) (and expressed to be repealed (prosp.) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/44" id="c01228" Year="2003" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="44" Title="Criminal Justice Act 2003">Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01229" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/44/section/332" CitationRef="c01228" SectionRef="section-332">s. 332</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01230" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/44/schedule/37/part/4" CitationRef="c01228" SectionRef="schedule-37-part-4">Sch. 37 Pt. 4</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c17542131" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c01236" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/33" SectionRef="schedule-1-paragraph-33">Sch. 1 para. 33</CitationSubRef>
repealed (24.7.2002) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/23" id="c01237" Year="1999" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="23">1999 c. 23</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01238" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/23/section/67" CitationRef="c01237" SectionRef="section-67">s. 67</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01239" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/23/schedule/6" CitationRef="c01237" SectionRef="schedule-6">Sch. 6</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef id="c01240" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/23/schedule/7/paragraph/3/3" CitationRef="c01237" SectionRef="schedule-7-paragraph-3-3">Sch. 7 paras. 3(3)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01241" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/23/schedule/7/paragraph/5/2" CitationRef="c01237" SectionRef="schedule-7-paragraph-5-2">5(2)</CitationSubRef>
);
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/1739" id="c01242" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2002" Number="1739">S.I. 2002/1739</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01243" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/1739/article/2/g/vii" CitationRef="c01242" SectionRef="article-2-g-vii" Operative="true">art. 2(g)(vii)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c11040871" Type="M">
<Para>
<Text>
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1988/53" id="c01249" Year="1988" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="53">1988 c. 53</Citation>
.
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c11040881" Type="P">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c01270" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/39" SectionRef="schedule-1-paragraph-39">Sch. 1 para. 39</CitationSubRef>
power exercised (8.3.1997) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1997/683" id="c01271" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1997" Number="683">S.I. 1997/683</Citation>
.
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
</Commentaries>
</Legislation>